20:80:12:03Application for certification or licensure -- Submission deadline.

An application for certification or licensure must be submitted to the board within one hundred and eighty days of the applicant completing all academic, work experience, and supervision requirements for certification or licensure and passing the required examination for certification or licensure. Failure to make application within the required time period results in the disqualification of any work experience and supervision hours accumulated for purposes of meeting the work experience and supervision requirements under chapter 20:80:16.

Source: 53 SDR 40, effective October 11, 2026.